Vacant land adjacent to former St John Vianney Rc Church Livesey Branch Road Livesey Blackburn BB2 4QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline planning permission including Access and Layout for development of 1no. Dental Surgery and 1no. commercial / business / service unit (Use Class E) with 2no. flats above, and 4no. dwellings. All other matters to be reserved. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 25 May 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 28 May 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide housing and commercial uses, including an NHS dental surgery, while meeting planning requirements.
- The committee approved the application subject to the conditions highlighted in the Directors Report.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 28 May 2026.
Documents 33
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 13
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 1
Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Outline Planning application
- Postcode
- BB2 4QJ
- Received
- week of 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Ewood
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 May 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- week of 25 May 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Studio John Bridge Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Blackburn is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #90 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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